Reglet and counter flashing



May 15, 1934. A HERMAN 1,958,622

GLET AND COUNTER FLASHING Filed April 14, 1932 2 sheets-sneer 2 PatentedMay 15, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-'ica 6 Claims.

My invention relates to a type of reglet and counter flashing which mayreadily be used on cement or brick walls and also for attachment to woodframe studding or the like, which is otherwise covered with stucco.

An object and feature of my invention is the construction of a regletand a counter ilashing with the counter flashing interconnected andattached to the reglet in such a manner that such counter flashing maybe removed and then again replaced. The purpose of this removal is toallow recovering of a roof with roofing felt which includes the removalof the ilashing on the wall, and then after the new roof and new vflashing is in place again attaching the old counter flashing to thereglet, which reglet has been left in position in a wall.

Another object and feature of my invention in one form is having thecounter ashing with the upper part fitting underneath part of the regletand having an upper and an outer part consisting of a flanged edge whichmay be crimped or bent into engagement with a flange on the reglet andthus securely attach the counter flashing to the reglet. In this formwhen it is desired to remove the counter flashing, the ilanged edge isbent outwardly into disengagement with the ilange of the reglet and thecounter dashing bodily removed by slipping this downwardly between thewall and an outside vertical section of the reglet.

In another form of my invention, an object and feature thereof isforming the reglet with a relative1y wide outstanding upper surface froma vertical section on the wall, providing this with a downturned flange,and interiltting and bolting the counter flashing to the angular bentportion of the reglet which extends beyond the wall. In thisconstruction I provide the counter flashing with a main flashing sectionextending upwardly on the wall and with an outwardly bent top anddownwardly extending flange. 'I'hese are constructed to intert with theflat top exposed surface of the reglet and the outer depending flange.

' Bolts may be either secured through the top flashing on the wall.

My invention is illustrated in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a section through a wall showing one form of my invention,this being a type for a concrete or brick wall.

Fig. 2 is a section of the reglet and forms showing the manner ofinstallation on the reglet for the construction of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section, being a modificanon of Fig. 1, in whichthe reglet is adapted for attaching to studs over which there is astucco coat subsequently put on.

Fig. 4 is a section of the reglet illustrating the manner of mounting onstuds and the application lof the stucco wall surface.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a further modification adapted forconcrete or brick walls and illustrating the reglet and counter flashingattached by bolts through a flange.

Fig. 6 is a section of the reglet of Fig. 5, indicating the forms usedfor securing the reglet and building the wall.

Fig. I ls a vertical section somewhat similar to Fig. 5, in which thereglet and counter flashing are bolted through sloping top surfaces.

Referring first to the construction of Fig. 1, this shows a reglet 11which has a horizontal section l12 with an uptumed flange 13, this beingembedded in a wall 14 of concrete or brick. A depending vert-icalsection 15 of the reglet is spaced from and parallel to the wallsurface, and this has a horizontal outstanding flange 16. The roofcovering 17 has a flashing 18 extending upwardly on the face of thewall. Counter flashing 19 is provided with an upper portion 20 having are- 8 verse bend at the top. These are ilattened together, there beingan inner section 21 and an outer section 22. An outstanding flange 23extends from the section 22 and this ilange has a bendable outer edgeportion 24. 'Ihis is bent upwardly and crimped as indicated at 25 overthe top of the outstanding flange 16. The double thick portion20 iltssnugly between the vertical section 15 of the reglet and the wallsurface. The counter flashing has a corrugated skirt 26; This has aridge 27, thus forming an outwardly sloping face 28 above the ridge andan -inwardly sloping face 29 below the ridge. Adjacent the lower edge, abent edge 30 contacts with the ilashing on the wall and the lower edgeportion 3 1 is flared slightly outwardly.

' In the construction of Fig. 3, a reglet 32 has a narrow horizontalsection 33 and a vertical section 34, which vertical section is adaptedto be nailed to studs 35 in the wall. 'I'his reglet has a downturnedface portion 15 and a flange 16, as in Fig. 1. A stucco covering isindicated at 36 above and wood 31 below the reglet. This leaves a spacebetween the vertical section 15 of the reglet and the face of thestucco' wall and this portion. The

reverse bend section 20 of the counter dashing iits and is securedby thecrimpedsection of the edge l24 of the flange of the counter flashing.The shape of the counter ilashing and manner of attachmentis the same asshown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 2 I show a form which may be used in attaching the reglet ofFig. 1. This has formed boards 38 and 39 having the joint 40 in which tsthe iiange 16 of the reglet. 'I'his flange is caught by short nails 41-driven into the lower board. These boards are held in place in the usualmanner for pouring concrete. By this construction the vertical section15 of the reglet ilts tightly against the concrete wall but may be priedoutwardly for inserting the upper portion 20 of the counter flashing. Ifthe wall is made of brick the reglet is inserted in the brick joints.

In Fig. 4 I illustrate the manner of attaching the reglet of Fig. 3. Thewood panel 3'1 may be placed on the studs prior to iitting the reglet,which reglet is held secured to the studs 35 by nails 42.

In Figs. 5 and ."I I show a further modified form of my invention inwhich the counter flashing is bolted to the reglet. In this case thereglet 43 has a horizontal section 44 with a vertical flange 45, thisbeing illustrated as having a reverse marginal bend 46, and is embeddedin the wall, such being illustrated as of concrete or brick. There is avertical section 47 and an outwardly and downwardly sloping section 48with a vertically depending skirt 49. i

In the construction of Fig. 5, this skirt has perforations 50. Thecounter flashing 51 has an upper strip 52 Vshaped to iit underneath thesloping section 48 of the reglet and has a downturncd flange 53. 'I'hedepending portion 54 on the inside is slightly corrugated with a ridge55 and an outlwardly ilared lower edge 56, the edge 57 bearing againstthe roof flashing. When this counter ashing is fltted under the reglet,holes may be punched through the flange 53 of the counterl hashing, andbolts 57 inserted through the perforations 50 and these punched holes.The bolts are illustrated as having heads with a screw driver kerf andnuts on the inside so that the counter flashing may be readily bolted tothe reglet. The construction with the bolts on the vertical flange 49is'suitable for construction where the surface of the building iscovered with a, stucco coat indicated at 58, this coat resting on thesloping surface 48 of the reglet.

In Fig. '7 I show another manner of attaching the counter ashing to thereglet suitable for a case in which the wall is not covered with stucco.In this case, the sloping surface 48 of the reglet and the slopingsection 52 of the counter flashing are provided with perforations 59through which extend the bolts 60.

A form suitable for holding this type of reglet prior to molding aconcrete wall is illustrated in Fig. 6, in which a lower form board 61and an upper form board 62 have beveled edges 63 at the joint 64, andthrough these beveled edges extends the sloping section 48 of thereglet. The lower edge of the skirt 49 of the reglet is secured by nails65 driven into the lower board 61. By

this construction the concrete may be poured and. after setting, theform is removed, leaving the reglet in position.

Various changesmay be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope o f the invention as dened by theappended claims'.

I claim: 5,'

1. A building construction having ameglet with means for attachment'to abuilding, such reglet having/'a depending vertical 'section spaced fromthe building wall and an outstanding horizontal` flange, a counterflashing having a section to nt between the vertical section of thereglet and the wall, and having a ange fitting underneath the ilange ofthe reglet with an outer edge with sections bent over the top of theflange of the reglet to detachably connect the counter flashing to suchreglet.

2. A building construction having a reglet with means for securing sameto a building wall, such reglet having a vertical depending sectionspaced from the wall, and a horizontal outstanding iiange, a counterflashing having an upper edge with a reverse bend tting between thevertical section of the reglet and the wall, such ilashing having a angeunderneath the ilange of the reglet, and an outer edge with sectionsbent over the top of the reglet flange to detachably connect the counterflashing to the reglet.

3. A building construction as claimed in claim 2, the counter ashinghaving upper and lower longitudinal corrugations with the edge of thelower corrugation engaging the flashing of the building. saidcorrugation being spaced from the lower edge of the counter flashing.

4. A building construction as claimed in claim 2, the means forattaching the reglet to the building comprising a horizontal sectionconnected to the vertical section, and a second vertical section adaptedfor attachment to a wall, the horizontal section adapted to be embeddedin a stucco wall covering.

5. A building construction having a reglet with means for attachment toa building, such reglet having a depending vertical section spaced fromthe building and an outstanding horizontal flange,

a counterflashing having a section to nt between the vertical section ofthe reglet and the wall, an outwardly and downwardly bent sectioniitting behind the depending vertical section of the reglet,

an outwardly extending portion of the counterflashing fltting underneatha ilange of the .reglet,

the edge portion of the outwardly extending part of the counterfiashingbeing bent over the top of the ange oi' the reglet.

6. A buildingl construction having a reglet with means for attachment toa building, said reglet' having a depending portion spaced from the wallof the building and a horizontal ilange, a counterflashing having oneportion extending upwardly back of the-depending portion of the regletand having a horizontal section fitting underneath the iiange oi' thereglet, and an edge portion bent over the top of the reglet flange.

A. HERMAN.

